Anglo American

LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Anglo American and copper mining giant Codelco have ended a bruising 10-month long dispute, with the global miner agreeing to sell its Chilean rival a stake in its coveted south-central Chilean properties at a discount to the market price. Under the deal, which draws a line under a dispute over assets including Anglo's Los Bronces copper mine, potentially one of the world's largest, Anglo will sell a 24.5 percent stake in its Anglo...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - The chief executive of Anglo American , one of the world's largest diversified miners, said divesting the strike-afflicted platinum division could be an option if it does not perform as well as the others. Anglo American's Amplats , the world's top platinum producer, and rivals Impala Platinum and Lonmin are together battling an almost 10-week-old mining strike over wages, which has slashed about 40 percent of global production of the...

By Fabiola Gomes SAO PAULO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Brazil's growing fertilizer demand has prompted global miner Anglo American to study producing more phosphate in the country, the head of the miner's local fertilizer division said. Brazil, an agricultural superpower expected to take on a growing share of the world's food production in coming years, imports some 50 percent of its phosphate, a key ingredient used to produce fertilizer. "The (phosphate)...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Private equity firms, which have been showing an increased interest in investing in the mining industry, will have a hard time even if they are betting on recovery in the longer term, the bosses of Anglo American and Glencore Xstrata said on Tuesday. Private equity firms such as Warburg Pincus have hired executives from the mining industry to start investing in the sector and some top industry veterans such as Vale's former chief...

LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Global miner Anglo American said on Friday it had agreed to sell its 70 percent interest in the Amapa iron ore operation in Brazil to Zamin Ferrous. "The terms of the transaction are confidential and the transaction is subject to state regulatory approval," the company said in a statement. An internal valuation by Anglo American last year put the value of Amapa, which it co-owned with Cliff Natural Resources , at $1.5 billion.

By Teresa Cespedes LIMA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Two of the world's top copper producers, Anglo American and Southern Copper, are talking about teaming up to develop Anglo's $3.3 billion Quellaveco mega mine in Peru, Southern Copper's chief executive said on Monday. Southern Copper CEO Oscar Gonzalez said in a telephone interview that rising costs that have hit the global mining industry led the UK-based Anglo American to reach out to Southern Copper...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Global miner Anglo American Plc said on Monday it was halting operations at its Los Bronces copper mine in central Chile because of a violent protest by contract workers. Los Bronces, perched high in the Andes near Santiago, produced 416,300 tons of copper last year. In the early hours of Monday, contract workers launched a protest against what they say are layoff threats and the London-listed miner's refusal to negotiate a series of...

* Anglo American hopes to start construction this year * Quellaveco would produce 220,000 tonnes of copper per year * Negotiations over Newmont mine in Cajamarca to resume LIMA, July 9 (Reuters) - Global mining firm Anglo American hopes to begin construction on its $3 billion Quellaveco copper project in Peru "as soon as possible," the firm's country manager said on Monday. Anglo American says it has secured the support of local...

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuter) - A strong aftershock 6.2 in magnitude struck offshore northern Chile early on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, following a 6.7 magnitude earthquake nearby on Sunday that caused only minor damage but led to brief evacuations along the coast. The aftershock struck 47 miles west-northwest of Iquique at 2:11 a.m. local time (0511 GMT) at a relatively shallow depth of 6.6 miles, USGS said. There were no immediate reports of damage or...

LIMA (Reuters) - Anglo American hopes to begin construction of its $3 billion Quellaveco copper project in Peru soon and has won crucial community support for its water plan, the global mining company said on Monday. Luis Marchese, Anglo American's country manager for Peru, said the company is now waiting for construction permits from President Ollanta Humala's government. Humala has encouraged companies to move ahead with a $50 billion pipeline of mining projects, but has...